Bebeto de Freitas
Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager
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| Born | Paulo Roberto de Freitas (1950-01-15)January 15, 1950 |
| Died | March 13, 2018(2018-03-13) (aged 68) |
Paulo Roberto de Freitas, best known as Bebeto (January 15, 1950 – March 13, 2018), was a Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager. He was the president of Botafogo FR football club.
Bebeto was born in Rio de Janeiro. He coached several Brazilian and Italian volleyball teams; as coach of Brazil men's national team, he won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics. He won the 1998 World Championships with Italy men's national team.[1] He also competed in the volleyball tournaments at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]
The following year he began his career as football manager for Clube Atlético Mineiro, moving to Botafogo in 2002, bringing the team back to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2003.
De Freitas died on March 13, 2018, of a heart attack inside the Atlético Mineiro training center.[3] He was 68.
Education
Master's Degree 1992
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, S.A.
Master's Degree 2004
Fluminense Federal University[4]
References
- ^ Titles won by de Freitas Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bebeto de Freitas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ TEMPO, O (2018-03-13). "Bebeto de Freitas morre após passar mal na Cidade do Galo". SuperFC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ "Paulo Roberto De Freitas: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
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Brazil men's volleyball squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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Italy squad – 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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